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HAUNTED BY A DEAD MAN
DARK MEMORIES DRIVE A BIBB
PLANTER TO SUICIDE.

The Killing Occurred Ten Years Ago
and the Slayer Was Acquitted on the
Ground of Self-Defense - He Has
Never Been the Same Man Since.
MACON, GA, Nov 1s-This county is
having an epidemic OF suicides The last is
that of William L. Bergy, a well-known
planter, living in the Warrior district, AZ.
teen miles from this city This morning,
about o'clock, Mrs. Bergy found her bus
band lying dead In his room, having been
shot in the side, near the heart, with pis-
tol No definite particulars could be learned
concerning the tragedy. Mr. Bergy was in
prosperous circumstances, and no cause ia
assigned why be should have committed the
act Coroner Hodnett left this afternoon
for the scene of the tragedy to hold an in.
quest. Mr.. Bergy was generally regarded
as good citizen, and was temperate man.
HAUNTED BY KILLING.
About ten years ago he killed Redding
Mincey and Bergy has been changed man
ever since, and his most intimate acquairt-
ances say that the killing of Mincey preyed
ON his mind to such an extent that II fiuslly
ended in his suicide. Bergy was tried for
the killing of Mincey and was cleared on
the ground of justifable homicide. About
two years after the trial Mincey's sons am
bushed Bergy as he was riding along ths
road in his buggy with his wife and he was
badly shot in the back
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The cause of the difficulty between Borgy
and the elder Mincey was this: Mincey
loaned Bergy several hundred dollars, and
Bergy failed to pay him, Bergy taking the
homestead. One day Mincey met Bergy az
he was riding in his buggy on the road, aud
told him that he was going to take the horss
and buggy in payment of the debt Bergy
owed him, and commenced to cut the horss
loose from the harness, whereupon Bergy
jumped out and attacked Mincey with a
knife, killing him. Bergy was married
twice. His first wife was much older than
he, and after her death he married again.
Before the death of his first wife he had
failed in money matters, and after he re-
married, she father of his second wife set
him on his feet again and bought the plan
tation where he was living at the time Of
his death Mr.. Bergy was well-knowp in
Macon and had many friends
BURYING THE SUICIDE BRIDE
The remains Of Mrs c. II. Taylor wers
carried to Billiards. station for burial this
morning. A party Of eight. including
Taylor and Mrs. Jones. the mother, accom-
panied the body from Macon. Bennett
Jones, the heart-crushed father, did not go
as he said it was impossible for him to wit
ness the interment. He seems utterly
prostrated by her death, and his feelings
have the complete mastery over him.
Yesterday afternoon creditors bill was
filed by Judge Matt r. Freeman against the
firm Of Ware &c Smith, grocers, ON Third
street, between Cherry aud Mulberry
streets Other creditors also asked to be
made parties. Attorney John p Ross wns
appointed temporary receiver.
The hearing of the Covipgton and Macon
railroad injunction appointed for to-day
before Judge Gustin was postponed until
Dec. /, owing to the filing of an amendment
by the complainants, which changes consid.
erably the legal aspect Of the case.
SUPERIOR COURT
The criminal docket OF the Superior
Court will called on Monday next. Two
hundred extra jurors were drawn to-day in
addition to the two panels Of twenty -four
each, of this and last week. The criminal
docket will be very interesting, and as it is
expected that the Voolfolk case will be
called Monday, Judge Gustin desires to
have plenty of jurors from whom to draw.
Some think possibly that the Voolfolk case
will not reach trial at this term Of the
court, but the effort will be made at any
rate. The Bailiffs are busy serving aibpoe-
mas on witnesses and summonses on Jurors.